No Nelson, but Finley returns to Packers practice

The Packers don’t have to submit an injury report today, so there’s not much in the way of official comment on any of their injured players. But reporters there can call the roll. According to Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press Gazette, wide receiver

You may have seen the news that the Minnesota Vikings plan to enter into negotiations that would extend the contract of coach Leslie Frazier. That should come as no surprise given our discussions over the past month. On the other hand, from what I can t…

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said Monday that receiver Percy Harvin will remain with the team in 2013. Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has somewhat less optimism. “I’m not sure, I don’t know,” Ponder told Paul Allen of KFAN on Tuesday. ”

Perhaps you've already seen John Clayton's item on salary cap space for all 32 NFL teams. If not, I've pulled the four NFC North figures into this post. Keep in mind that cap numbers are fluid this time of year and aren't finalized until shortly before …

Replacement refs more popular than Congress

The NFL’s replacement officials became a national punchline during the first three weeks of the season, and they were finally given the boot after a disastrous decision to award the Seahawks a game-winning touchdown in a Monday night meeting with the Pa

Outside the Game: Jay Cutler inspires others with Type 1 Diabetes

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has faced monstrous defensive linemen and skilled pass defenders, gone through disappointing seasons, and traversed the inevitable NFL churn through two different teams and a revolving cast of characters. So, with al…

On the eve of his fourth trip to the NFL playoffs, Aaron Rodgers sat down with broadcaster Bob Costas and obliged a big-picture conversation. The Green Bay Packers quarterback has started a Pro Bowl. He has won the league's MVP award and was the MVP of …

Nate Burleson thinks Titus Young needs to channel Scottie Pippen

The Lions haven’t made any decisions about wide receiver Titus Young’s future with the team, but one of his teammates thinks that he knows what Young needs to do in order to succeed in Detroit. To fellow wideout Nate Burleson, it is as simple as knowi

Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery hopes to have a new head coach in place by Jan. 19's East-West Shrine game and has a lengthy list of candidates to sort through. Emery fired Lovie Smith, in part, because of a failure over the years to develop th…

OK, so now it looks like Phil Emery is just showing off. Emery has expanded the list of known candidates to coach the Bears to a lucky (or, depending on the final decision, unlucky) 13. The latest, according to Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune, is Bear…

Our SportsNation chat is back and better than ever after going into hiatus on the past two Tuesdays, which just so happened to fall on Christmas and New Year's. All topics are welcome when we convene here at 2 p.m. ET, from Saturday night's playoff game…

Rod Marinelli could remain in Chicago

One of the coaches not on the Bears’ ever-expanding list of head coaching candidates is their current defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. According to a report by Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune, that doesn’t mean Marinelli is without a future in C

How great was Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s season? It was so great that he’s still doing great things, even after the season ended. Via the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, a Twitter campaign launched by friends of a Fairport, New York teen

We're Black and Blue All Over: Make that an even dozen reported candidates for the Chicago Bears' open head-coaching position. The latest: Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports the Bears want to interview a pair of Minnesota Vikings assistants: Mike…

PTI Big Finish January 8th

Jan 8

PTI runs down Tuesday's top stories.

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Nate Burleson: 'We let down a lot of people'

Jan 8

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson stops by "Around the League" to talk about Calvin Johnson's record-breaking year, quarterback Matthew Stafford's struggles and what the team should look for in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Nate Burleson: 'We let down a lot of people'

Jan 8

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson stops by "Around the League" to talk about Calvin Johnson's record-breaking year, quarterback Matthew Stafford's struggles and what the team should look for in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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NFC Road Team With Best Chance To Win

Jan 8

Mark Schlereth, Herm Edwards and Eric Mangini discuss which NFC road team has the best chance to win this weekend.

Sports Columnists

Peter King: Marrone appears to have right pedigree to turn around Bills; m…

Jan 8

I don't know if Doug Marrone will win in Buffalo. No one does. He probably needs a new quarterback. He has to figure out why a defense that should have been top 10 in the NFL this year let everyone down and finished 22nd in yards allowed and a mind-bogg…

Don Banks: My best and worst preseason NFL predictions

Jan 8

When it comes to NFL predictions, I have a favorite credo that I trot out from time to time to remind myself what we're up against in this business: It's the NFL, nobody knows anything, and if they say they do, they're lying. I would imagine the coachin…

NFL playoffs 2013 - Peyton Manning's next move

Jan 8

Peyton Manning has had one of the finest seasons of his Hall of Fame career, but he needs to find the right reason to keep playing.